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<h1 class="whs1">Creating a Media widget</h1>
<p class="whs2">The Media widget allows you to present a variety 
 of media, such as video, audio, images, or web site content, on your dashboard. 
 You can include media in the widget to provide background information 
 about data or instructions on how to use the dashboard. You can also use 
 the Media widget to simply enhance the look and feel of a dashboard. In 
 the following dashboard, the Media widget in the top left corner shows 
 a company’s CEO addressing the employees on important trends in the latest 
 figures.</p>
<p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs2"><img src="images/defining_a_media_widget.jpg" width="750px" height="520px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>
<p class="whs2">One of the primary purposes of the Media widget 
 is to present supplemental information about the data on a dashboard. 
 For example, a regional manager can record a video that summarizes quarterly 
 sales and discusses the significance of the data in a sales dashboard. 
 Analysts can then view the dashboard in the context of this additional 
 information and commentary.</p>
<p class="whs2"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">The Media widget 
 can also be used for instructional purposes. For instance, a document 
 designer can include audio or video files that explain how to use a dashboard. 
 Analysts can use this information to focus on key data and take advantage 
 of the dashboard's interactive features, allowing them to work with the 
 dashboard more efficiently.</font></span></p>
<p class="whs4">Additionally, you can display 
 HTML content from a web site in the widget. For example, you can display 
 a section of your internal corporate web site that contains a business 
 presentation. Web site content that is refreshed frequently, such as numeric 
 indicators on system usage, can also be useful to present in the widget.</p>
<p class="whs4">To create a Media widget, 
 you must specify the media file to play in the widget. The media file 
 used in the widget can come from an online source or be stored locally 
 on your machine or remotely on the corporate network. The media is presented 
 automatically when the dashboard is loaded. It can also be displayed on 
 demand by selecting the Play button in the widget or by selecting a specific 
 attribute, document, or dataset. <span>For example, select a quarter in 
 the document, and a manager's video about the revenue for that quarter 
 is displayed. Similarly, you can choose a region to play a video about 
 the performance of the stores in that particular region.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 
 <font size=2 style="font-size:10pt;"></font></span></p>
<p class="whs4"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Note</font>: 
 To use a graphic, video, or audio clip that is available on your network, 
 ensure that the file has the required view or access privileges. In addition, 
 if your machine is running Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 (R2) and Microsoft 
 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6, you must add <span class=Code>.flv</span> 
 files to the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) types in IIS 
 Manager. For instructions and more details, see 
<a href="#Configuring_IIS_6_in_Microsoft_Windows_2003_SP2_(R2)_to_display_Flash_video">Configuring 
 IIS 6 in Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 (R2) to display Flash video</a>.</p>
<h2>Requirements for Media widgets</h2>
<p>Unlike some other widgets, the Media widget does not require attributes 
 or metrics on the Grid/Graph that contains the widget, unless you define 
 the widget as a target of an attribute selector in the dashboard. For 
 details, see 
<a href="Media_as_selector.htm">Viewing media related to 
 a specific attribute, document, or dataset</a>.</p>
<p>The Media widget can only play and display the file formats listed in 
 the following table.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Media Type</B></span></td>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span></td></tr>

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<p>Video</td>
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<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.swf</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.flv</p></li>
</ul></td></tr>

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<p>Audio</td>
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<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.mp3</p></li>
</ul></td></tr>

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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="52.956%" class="whs16">
<p>Graphic</td>
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<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>gif</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.jpg</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.png</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>.svg</p></li>
</ul></td></tr>
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<p class="whs18">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs18">Only specific HTML 
 tags are supported by the Media widget. These HTML tags include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Anchor 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;A&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Bold tag 
 (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;B&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Break 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;BR&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Image 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;IMG&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Italic 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;I&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>List item 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;LI&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Paragraph 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;P&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Underline 
 tag (<font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">&lt;U&gt;</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia>)</font></p></li>
</ul>
<p>The following HTML tags are not rendered in the widget, but content 
 within the tags is displayed. </p>
<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;TABLE&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;TR&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;TD&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;DIV&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;FONT&gt;</p></li>
</ul>
<p><font style="font-weight: bold;">Note</font>: The <font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" 
 face="Courier New">&lt;FONT</font>&gt; tag may be removed if it contains 
 a <font style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New">CLASS</font><font 
 style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia> </font>attribute within it, 
 for example,<font style="font-family: Georgia;" face=Georgia> </font><font 
 style="font-family: 'Courier New';" face="Courier New"><br>

&lt;font class=&quot;header&quot;&gt;Welcome&lt;/font&gt;</font><font style="font-family: Georgia;" 
 face=Georgia>.</font></p>
<p>The following HTML tags and any content within the tags are not rendered 
 in the widget: </p>
<ul>
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;SCRIPT&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;STYLE&gt;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>&lt;SPAN&gt;</p></li>
</ul>
<h2 class="whs19">To create and add a Media widget to a document</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Warning</B></span>: The third-party products 
 discussed in the procedures below are manufactured by vendors independent 
 of MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy makes no warranty, express, implied, or 
 otherwise, regarding these products, including their performance or reliability.</p>
<ol type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Open 
 the document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design</B></span> or <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">From 
 the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Insert</B></span> menu, point to <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Widgets</B></span>, and then select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Media</B></span>.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Click 
 the location on your document where you want to place the widget (you 
 cannot place the widget in the Detail section). The Grid/Graph, which 
 appears similar to a standard grid container, is displayed. A small icon 
 at the bottom right corner of the Grid/Graph identifies the type of widget 
 you have added to the document.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">If 
 desired, resize the widget by clicking and dragging its handles.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs22">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs23">Enable 
 the widget to be displayed</p>
<ol start="5" type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p class="whs24">Enable 
 the widget to be viewed in one of two ways: </p></li>
	<ul type="1" class="whs25">
		
<li class=p-TopicTextBulleted><p class=TopicTextBulleted>Select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Home</B></span> 
 menu.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-TopicTextBulleted2><p class=TopicTextBulleted2>If Flash 
 Mode is not available in the Home menu, you must make Flash Mode available 
 in the document. For steps, see 
<a href="Defining_available_display_modes.htm">Defining 
 which display modes are available to users</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul type="1" class="whs25">
		
<li class=p-TopicTextBulleted><p class=TopicTextBulleted>Select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Interactive Mode</B></span> from the <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Home</B></span> menu.</p></li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
<li class=p-TopicTextBulleted2><p class=TopicTextBulleted2>The 
 widget must be enabled to be displayed in non-Flash mode to be viewable 
 in Interactive Mode. For instructions to allow a widget to be displayed 
 in non-Flash mode, see 
<a href="Widget_non_Flash.htm">Determining how 
 a widget is rendered in non-Flash modes</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs22">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs23">Specify 
 the media content to display in the widget</p>
<p class="whs26">As the 
 document designer or administrator, you must specify the media content 
 to present in the widget. You can also specify the play frequency options 
 for the widget.</p>
<ol start="6" type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Right-click 
 the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">On 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span> tab, <span>f</span><span>rom 
 the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Content Type</B></span><span> 
 drop-down list, choose the type of media to present by selecting </span><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Video</B></span><span>, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Audio</B></span><span>, 
 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Web Content</B></span><span>, or </span><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Image</B></span><span>. Only specific video, audio, 
 and image file formats are supported in the Media widget. </span></p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Specify 
 the location of the content in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default 
 Feed</B></span> field. You must enter &quot;<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">www</span>&quot; 
 in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default Feed </B></span>field to ensure 
 that the web site opens in the media widget. </p></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs27">If 
 the media is stored on a network location or web site, specify the network 
 location of the file or web site’s URL using the following format: http://www.mycompany.com/SalesVideos/South.swf.</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs28">
		<ul type="square" class="whs28">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs21">Folder 
 paths in the form of \\corp_djohnson\videos\South.swf cannot be used to 
 define a Media widget.</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs21">To 
 display media for a specific attribute, document, or dataset, you must 
 specify a dynamic path that includes the name of the object. See 
<a href="#Playing_media_related_to_a_specific_attribute">Playing 
 media related to a specific attribute</a> for more details..</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs28">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs21">Use 
 a + character to include a space between words. For example, http://www.mycompany.com/videos/Books+Electronics+Music+Movies.</p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<ol start="10" type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">If 
 you selected <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Web Content</B></span> above 
 and the Web content is located on a different Web domain than the one 
 used for MicroStrategy Web, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use 
 Proxy</B></span> check box. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">If 
 you want to display a tooltip, enter text in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Tooltip 
 Text</B></span> text box. For details on tooltips, see 
 
<a href="Tooltips.htm">Creating Pop-up tooltips</a>.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Select 
 the background color from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Background</B></span> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>color</B></span> drop-down list. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">If 
 you want a popup to appear when you execute the widget, select the <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Popup content when clicked</B></span> check box.</p></li>
	<ul type="disc" class="whs29">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs21">To 
 determine how the popup is displayed, from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display</B></span> 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>W</B></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>indow</B></span> 
 drop-down list select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Inline</B></span> or 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>New Window</B></span>. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs21">Enter 
 text for the popup button in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Button 
 Text</B></span> text box. </p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs30">On 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Play Frequency</B></span> tab, you can 
 determine the play options</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs30">To 
 display the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Play</B></span> button in the 
 widget, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show play button control</B></span> 
 check box.<span style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 80px; font-size: 9pt;
				font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B><br>

		Note</B></font></span><span style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 80px; font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">: 
 If the </font></span><span style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 80px; font-size: 9pt;
					font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B>Play</B></font></span><span style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 80px; font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"> 
 button is not displayed, the media cannot be controlled by the user.</font></span></p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs30">To 
 play the media file automatically when the dashboard is loaded, select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Auto Play on Start</B></span> check box.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs30"><span 
 style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">From the 
 drop-down list, select </font></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B>Continuous 
 Play (Loop)</B></font></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"> 
 to play the video continuously in a loop or select </font></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: bold;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"><B>Play 
 Once</B></font></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;"> 
 to play the video only once.</font></span></p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs21">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save</B></span>, then click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span></p></li>
</ol>
<h3>
<a name=Playing_media_related_to_a_specific_attribute></a>Playing media 
 related to a specific attribute</h3>
<p><span style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">To 
 play media related to a specific attribute, you must specify the name 
 of the attribute when you specify the location of the media file. For 
 example, several sales videos on your corporate web site are devoted to 
 different store locations; the sales videos are named East.swf, West.swf, 
 and Northeast.swf. Specify the location of the video files in this format: 
 http://www.example.com/videos/{[Region]}.swf. This ensures that different 
 elements from the Region attribute, such as Northeast or West, trigger 
 specific videos to play. Because the video's URL is dynamic, it displays 
 a video corresponding to the attribute element you select.</font></span></p>
<p class="whs21">You can 
 also play media files related to a document or dataset report by inserting 
 the document or dataset report name in the URL or folder location in the 
 following format: {[#name of document#]} or {[#name of dataset#]}.</p>
<p class="whs21">Follow 
 the guidelines below to display media related to a specific attribute, 
 document, or dataset report:</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs29">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs21"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Attribute names</B></span>: Use the following format 
 to specify the name of an attribute: {[name of attribute]}. For example, 
 to display a video related to a specific marketing campaign, you can use 
 the following format: http://www.example.com/MarketingCampaignVideos/{[Campaign]}.swf</p></li>
	<ul type="disc" class="whs29">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs21">Use 
 a + character to separate the names of different attributes or attribute 
 elements. For example, if you are using a selector to filter the Store 
 and Zip Code attributes, use the following format: http://www.example.com/videos/{[Store]+[ZipCode]}</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs21"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Document or dataset report names</B></span>: Use 
 the following format to specify the name of a document or dataset report: 
 {[#name of document#]} or {[#name of dataset#]}</p></li>
</ul>
<h3>
<a name="Configuring_IIS_6_in_Microsoft_Windows_2003_SP2_(R2)_to_display_Flash_video"></a>Configuring 
 IIS 6 in Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 (R2) to display Flash video</h3>
<p>If your machine is running Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 (R2) and Microsoft 
 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6, you must add .flv files to the 
 Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) types in IIS Manager. If you 
 do not modify the MIME types in IIS, the Media widget cannot function 
 properly in this environment. &nbsp;If your machine is 
 operating in a different environment, this procedure is not required. 
 </p>
<h3>Enabling a media widget to play Flash video &nbsp;when 
 used offline</h3>
<p>If you are exporting a dashboard that contains a Media widget to a machine 
 with no internet access, you must add the <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 11pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:11pt;">.MHT 
 </font></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">file to the list 
 of Adobe Flash Player trusted files on the client machine. The </span><span 
 style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 11pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:11pt;">.MHT </font></span><span 
 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">file contains all of the data 
 required to make a widget that is displayed in Flash mode function properly 
 after it has been exported. For more information about exporting documents, 
 see 
<a href="Export_a_document.htm">Exporting a Document</a>.</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs31"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Warning:</B></span> 
 The third-party products discussed below are manufactured by vendors independent 
 of MicroStrategy, and the information provided is subject to change. Refer 
 to the appropriate third-party vendor documentation for updated Flash 
 Player support information.</p>
<p class="whs31"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>To 
 enable a media widget to play Flash video when used offline</B></span></p>
<ol type="1" class="whs20">
	
<li style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " class=p><p class="whs31">Access 
 the Macromedia support site at 
<a href="http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html">http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html</a>.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " class=p><p class="whs31">From 
 the <span>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit 
 locations </B></span><span>drop-down menu on the right, select </span><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add location</B></span><span>.</span></p></li>
	
<li style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; " 
 class=p><p class="whs32">Type 
 the location of the <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 11pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:11pt;">.MHT 
 </font></span>file in the textbox.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; " 
 class=p><p class="whs32">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Confirm.</B></span></p></li>
	
<li style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; " 
 class=p><p class="whs32">Close 
 and reopen the dashboard or document that contains the widget.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs22">Related 
 topics</p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs29">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs33">
<a 
 href="Formatting_a_Media_widget.htm">Formatting a Media widget</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs33">
<a 
 href="Analyzing_data_in_a_Media_widget.htm">Analyzing data in a Media 
 widget</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs33">
<a 
 href="Flash_Mode.htm">Working with documents in Flash Mode</a></p></li>
</ul>
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